Reclaim the Night events will take place on Sunday, October 26, in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

The events are organised to demand safer public spaces and coincide with the turning back of the clocks, a time when women and girls often report feeling less safe after dark.

Tracy Babin, mayor of West Yorkshire, said: “It’s unacceptable that women and girls feel they must change their behaviour or stay indoors when the nights draw in.

“Last year, hundreds of us stood together to say, ‘enough is enough’ and demand better for women across West Yorkshire.

The events will take place on Sunday, October 26, in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield(Image: West Yorkshire Combined Authority)

“This year, we’re holding events in each district on the same day, and I encourage everyone to join us, as we Reclaim the Night and make our region a safer, fairer place for all.”

Each area will host walks, performances, speeches or workshops.

In Wakefield, the event will launch a month of action leading up to a further Reclaim the Night event on November 27.

Alison Lowe OBE, deputy mayor for policing and crime, added: “Creating a safer West Yorkshire for women and girls takes all of us working together.”